Comparative Analysis of Population Censuses in Africa

Abstract

This study analyses the growth rates of the population censuses in the five regions of African continent namely; East, West, North, South and Central Africa. The World Bank figures for the fifteen countries selected will serve as control for the basis of comparison. This study on the other hand will bring out a clearer picture of the population dynamics in Africa especially for the population growth rate which has been a crucial factor and also a major challenge in the proper planning and budgeting for the well-being of the citizenry. Four growth models are employed namely; arithmetic geometric, exponential and logistic models. Results obtained showed some interesting features.

Keywords: Growth models, Arithmetic, Geometric, Logistic, Exponential.